The rebranded Digital Innovation Awards (DIA), formerly Ghana Information Technology & Telecom Awards (GITTA) has successfully held its 14th Digital Innovation awards at the plush Labadi Beach hotel on Fri the 27th of June 2025.
The theme for this year’s celebration was ‘Celebrating Digital Excellence across Borders’. This year’s event unveiled new award categories to recognise leaders and innovators shaping Africa’s digital future in Education, Agriculture, tele communications, fintech, and government.
Israel’s Ambassador to Ghana, H.E Roey Gilad, praised the enduring Ghana-Israel partnership, which dates back to 1956, calling it a model of African Cooperation.
He placed particular emphasis on Israel’s rise from an agricultural economy to a global tech leader, through landmark deals like Wiz’s $32B acquisition of Google and Mobileye’s $15.3 billion sale to Intel.
Ambassador Gilad further noted that Ghana could chart a similar path through focused investment in digital skills, as well as going further to laud initiatives like the ‘One Million Coders’ initiative and the 24hr economy policy as strong foundations for attracting Israeli Technology and investment.
Sam Nartey George, Minister for Communications, Digital Technology and Innovations was honoured with the Digital Leader of The Year award for one of his major milestones in launching the One Million Coders programme to equip young Ghanaians with digital skills and negotiating affordable Data bundles with telcom operators, easing data access to millions of Ghanaians.
Archie Hesse, who announced his retirement on the night, as the CEO of Ghana Interbank payment and settlement systems (GHIPSS), was honoured as the Digital Payment Trailblazer of the year for his vital role in modernizing Ghana’s payments systems.
Receiving the award, Hesse expressed his heartfelt appreciation to the organisers, colleagues, and industry partners who supported his vision, and emphasised the importance of continuous innovation to drive financial inclusion and keep Ghana at the forefront of digital payments in Africa, he said.
Hesse joined GHIPSS in 2007, and led the implementation of key systems, modernizing Ghana’s payment infrastructure, including the national biometric smart card system (e-Zwich), cheque codeline clearing (CCC), Ghana Automated Clearing House (GACH) and the national switch, gh-link.
Fast forward to 2015, he spearheaded the launch of GHIPSS Instant Pay (GIP), a platform the changed interbank payments and laid the foundation for mobile money interoperability, which today enables seamless transfers across bank accounts, mobile wallets, and financial institutions.
Below are the winners on the night
| CATEGORY | WINNER |
| Enterprise Connectivity provider of the year | Comsys |
| E-Commerce Platform of the year | Hubtel |
| Most Impactful Digital connectivity initiative | Csquared |
| Excellence in Regulatory Innovation | NCA |
| DTH Leader of the year | K-Net |
| Digital Economy Enabler Award | ATC GHANA |
| Datacentre Provider of the year (Ghana) | PAIX Ghana |
| Mobile App of the year | OmniBSIC Mobile App |
| Digital Infrastructure Provider of the year | Csquared |
| Excellence in Cybersecurity Training & Capacity Building | e-crime Bureau |
| Enterprise Solution Provider of the year | Comsys |
| Digital Infrastructure Sales Team of the Year | Csquared |
| FTTH Provider of the year | Telesol |
| Tech Consulting Company of the year | Technology Advantage Group |
| Excellence in digital Connectivity Service Delivery | Csquared |
| Enterprise Team of the year | Comsys |
| ICT Solutions company of the year | Dynamic Data Solutions |
| Innovation in Connectivity Solutions | ATC Ghana |
| Cyber Security Company of the Year | e-Crime Bureau |
| Rural Connectivity Provider of the year | Infratel Africa |
| Network Infrastructure Provider of the Year | Comsys |
| Public Sector Digital Provider of the year | NIA |
| Innovative Digital Terrestrial Leader of the year | K-Net |
| Promoting Sustainable Development in Telecom Sector | NCA |
| Best Use of Technology in Media | TVC Communications |
| ICT Team of the year | Dynamic Data Sol |
| Datacentre Provider of the year (Nigeria) | Digital Realty Nigeria |
| Digital Bank of the Year | Zenith Bank |
| Fastest Growing Digital Bank of the Year | OmniBSIC |
| Cybersecurity Solutions Provider of the year | Cyberteq Falcon |
| Digital Broadcasting Innovation of the year | MAX TV |
| Public Sector Digital Experience Project of the Year | SSNIT Digital Bouquet |
| Digital Payment Interoperability Leader of the Year | GhippS |
| SME Digital Enabler of the year | Hubtel |
| Banking Technology Solutions Provider of the year | INLAKS |
| Innovation Team of the Year | Hubtel Team |
| Cyber Security Team of the year | Cyber Tech Falcon Team |
| Frontier AI Organization of the Year | Cloudware Africa |
| Digital Driven Research Provider of the year | Pierrine |
| Excellence in Digital Skills Empowerment | Ghana Investment Fund for electronic Communications(GIFEC) |
| Cloud Solutions Provider of the year Rancard | |
